The Washington critic., 1887-03-29
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

\ company has been formed at Frederick
to manufacture stockings.
The union carpenters at Augusta, Ca,
have struck for nine hours.
The municipal election In nagerstown re-
suited In favor of the Knights of Labor can
didates.
Mr.. Sam. Turner Of the Grand Pacific
Hotel, Chicago, is lying at the point OF death
from heart trouble.
Hiram Barry OF Knoxville, the oldest
printer in Tennessee, died Saturday, In the
seth year OF his age.
The Pennsylvania Bicycle Club lid the
corner stone of u new clubhouse opposite
Fairmount Park yesterday.
Alfred Holland of IIar'orl County, Nd,
aged 80, mortally wounded himself with a
knife while Insane yesterday.
Mrs. Alexina Fisher Baker at one time
popular actress, died In New York Sunday,
after an Illness of several years.
Mrs. Mary Manning died in Wakefield,
Mass, Sunday, at the age OF lO5 years. She
was born In Dublin, Ireland in Use.
Very cold and generally bad weather sus-
pended the baseball game at st. Louis yes
terday between st. Louis and Memphis.
a riot occurred In Panama Sunday night
owing to a military officer resisting arrest.
ana &C hiSh WHY bCNtlul
John Rintoul, brewer, New York, has
assigned. Charles Hand and Edgar +.
Davis have failed, with liabilities OF $780,
j67.
Lindley Vail, Hartford County far ner.
and Nathan Hurst OF Coopstown, Hartford
County, soldier OF the war OF 1872, are
dead.
Greensboro, n. e., voted almost unani-
mously yesterday to issue bonds to the
amount of 100000 for public improve
ments.
The purchase of the Jackson iron mine at
Negaunee, Mich, by Messrs. Mitchell &
Chisholm is said to have been effected for
Si,3O0,0O0.
The Piedmont and Cumberland Railroad 6
track through the Cookerly farm, In ALE.
sapy County, was torn up by party of
men yesterday.
The United States steamer Vaudalia ar.
rived at Taboguilla, an island Of the Bay OF
Panama, on the eth Instant, but was not
allowed to enter.
Captain McGuinness of the oyster
schooner L. j. Trego, will bring suit for
damages caused by the State steamer Ham
ilton running into his vessel.
John Richardson, II years old, of Wash
iDgton, was struck by Pennsylvania Rail
road train In Philadelphia yesterday, and
was badly injured about The head and
body.
The body Of TN unknown man has been
found In the water near Herring Bay, ARne
Arundel County. eA jury of Inquest rem
dered verdict Of death from gunshot
wounds.
Ex.Sherifr Rowan of Philadelphia is re
ported to be greatly improved in health, and
bis physician expresses the opinion that he
uyt1I Flhn q h,I ,.LY,
Of John Mccullough, the actor, and alleged
that II he bad been called In time he could
have effected cure.
At tie quar- teIly meeting Of the Philalel-
phia Ministerial niou yesterday resolutions
were adopted indorsing the Brooks high
license bill ia its original form, and depre-
eating the attemps to amend 1t so as to de-
feat It's main purpose and put Philadelphia
under special liceuse laws.
In the case of Albert II. Hoecliley
formerly city editor of the Phladelphia
Prcss, against A. X. Mcclure and Frank
Mclaughlin, editor and publisher of the
| entered yesterday in the Quarter Sessions
at the request of the prosecutor and with
the consent OF the court.
The colored cotton yard men reported as
| usual at the various presses In New Orleans
| yesterday, but were unable to 20 to work,
as there were no classers present. to receive
| and finish up the cotton. The white cotton
yards men, scale hands, &C., were on hand
| but did not 20 to work. The members Of
the new cotton council want the colored
| cotton yards men to join them in the striie
A syndicate of Cincinnati capitalists has
| Just purchased the soddy Coal Company:
| property near Chattanooga, Tenn, compris
| ing more than 6,0O0 acres of mineral aud
farming lands. The price paid is under
stood to have been nearly half a million
| dollars. L. Zimmerman, the president OF
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail
road Company, is one OF the principal
| stcclholders.